I’m now the proud owner of a fully painted fleet of ships to play Armada with.
I’ve never painted boats before. I went for a quick “bright, bold, basic” approach. I enjoyed the process.
The ships are Man O’War proxies from Etsy. A Royalist Galleon, three Royalist Corsair Ships, and three Royalist Buccaneers.
I got some Armada-appropriate sized MDF bases from Warbases and used Vallejo Plastic Putty to create the sea effect.
I’m using the Asurmen Blue contrast paint on the water, dry brushed with my old pot of Skull White. That’s also a mid-90s Regal Blue around the edge.
Being a narrative gamer, I’m taking lead from Henry Hyde’s Imagi-Nations and creating my own European seafaring nation from the age of sail – Maritonia.
That means coming up with a bit of background fluff and naming each ship. Maybe even the Admiral and Captain of each ship, too.
My 2D terrain, 6mm terrain, and 6mm trees have come in handy for creating decent wee islands.
I have a rival fleet to paint now, alongside my ongoing 15mm armies project. But I’m now more than 50% towards getting a game of naval combat on the table. I am looking forward to it.
